Awning



W. KROIER July 12, 1932.

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Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED- STATES WALDEMAR,KROIER, or TAMPA LO IDAI AWNING Application filed November 6/1931, SeriaI N o. 573,4 6.

. This invention relates to awnings and its general object is to providean awning with ventilating means that is automatically operated, upon lowering and raising the awning but may be manually actuatedif desired to opened or closed position, except when the awning is completely raised,. as the ventilating means is then held in closed posi: tion to protect the awning from weather elements, the awning when completely raised or folded being entirely housed within a canopy which carries the ventilatingmeans. A further object of the invention is to provide an awning set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensiveto manufacture,

easy to install, and extremely efficient in operation and service. V This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combina tion and arrangement of-the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing myinvention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like charactersdenote like or corresponding parts throughout the several 7 views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an awning constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing the same in ap plied position. I a Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the canopy and the ventilating means carried thereby, with the ventilating means disposed in closed positlon in full lines, and openposition in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear elevation of the canopy and the ventilating means. 4 Referring to the drawing in detail, the

reference numeral 1 indicates a canopy which liadjacent the ends thereof. The top has secured thereto in any well known manner or formed therewith side pieces 3 of substantially triangle formation and these side pieces are provided with flanges extending outwardly therefrom and disposed at rightv ends are cutaway as at'9.

angles with respect thereto as best shown in Figure 1. -Arranged adjacent the bottom'of the side pieces and extending fromfadjacent the forward e ndsithereof are slotst. One slot is provided for each side piece and the slots are -arranged' in alignment for a purpose which willbe presently apparent.

Pivotally secured to the side pieces through theinstrumentalityof pivot pins 5 is a hood tion and includes converging walls merging together in rounded formation as will be noted Iupon inspection of F igure2, and this hood also includes side pieces 7 through which passes the pivot pins 5. The side pieces have inwardly turnedflanges 8 formed on the-lower edges thereof, while their rear Extending across the canopy is a rod 10 whichis provided with groovedrollers 11 mounted for rotation on the ends thereof, and these rollers are arranged in the slots 4 in a manner whereby the slots'provide track-ways for the rod as will befapparent; Surround ing the rod 10 'and mounted for rotation thereonisa sleeve '12-that is engageable'with the flanges 8 ofthe side pieces 7 and by this construction, it will be apparent that movement of the rod in a rearward, direction will cause the sleeve 12 to engage the flanges 8 and close the hood as shown in" full linesin Figure 2. Therear ends of the slots 4; are directed upwardly, and when the rollers are. disposed in the rear, ends,"the rod will-be substantially fixed and held against move ment for holding the hood inits closed position. In order to limit the movement of the hood in its open position,"I provide 'a flexible me1nber13 which has one end secured to an. eye 14 carried by the hood, while its opposite; end is fastened to an eye 15 which is secured torthe supporting means for the canopy, the supportingmeans being the front of a build ing or a strip of wood such asindicated by the reference numeral-16that may be fixed to the front of the building in any well known-manner. o

The fabric portion of the awning is indi the usual construction, but has its'side walls cated by thereferencenumera'l 17Jand is orf and their opposite ends secured to the strip 16;

I fabric portionis in lowered position, the hood From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that Ihave provided an awning whichincludes ,a ventilating means in the form of a hood'carrie'dby a canopy adapted to have fixed thereto the fabric portionof therawning, and when the will. be disposed to open position; as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, but when the fab ric'portion is-in folded or closed position, the hood will likewise be'closed; Due to the ar-, rangement of the opening 2' in the canopy, it-

will beapparent that a room having'a window therein with Vmy awning attached to the lat- V ter, will be properly ventilatedwhen the awning. and hood are disposed in open position, and when the; hood is arran ed in open position asbest shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, it acts in the capacity of: a shield to prevent heated airf from enteringthe room, as

the heated air will be directedupwardly from the underside of the; awning against the inside of thehood, thence outwardly through the openingQ, therefore the roomis not. only shaded by. the awning, butheated air is pra c tically eliminated therefrom,

V The hood can be manually closedif desired but v-the hood will be automatically closed when; the fabric"portion of the awning is in folded or'raised position,with-theresult the fabricgportion will be protected from the weather elements.

,7 It is. thought from the foregoing description thattheadvantages-and novel features of my inventionwill be readily apparent. V I desire it tobe understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the commovable to close and allow for the opening of the Ventilating means. I

3. An awning of the character described comprising a canopy including an inclined top wall provided with an elongated opening, side pieces secured to the top wall and having slots arranged therein, a rod having its ends mounted for movement in the slots, a fabric means having "connection with the rod and side pieces respectively, a hood'pivotallysecured tothe side pieces and arranged in the path of the rod to be engaged thereby "upon raising the fabric means to folded position to cause the hood to close the opening and said hood beingmovable to open position upon lowering the fabricmeans.

" L An awning of the character described com risin a canon havin an'el'on ated C b i b opening formed therein, a hoodfpivotally secured {in the canopy and beingsubstans tially V-sliape in cross section, a rod extending across the canopy, grooved rollers mounted o'n the ends of the rod, said canopy being provided with slots forming track-ways for thegroovefrollers, fabri c means included in said awning and being secured to the canopy and rodrespectively, and said rod being movable-upon raising and lowering the fabric means to automatically openand ,close the hood a 7 5; An awning of the characterdescribed comprising a canopy, a fabric portion having connection with saidcanopy, ventilating means carried by saidcanopy and being in, the formof a hood controllinganelongated opening in said canopy, said hood being substantially 'V-shape in cross section and being capable of closing said opening, and said hood when, open actingin the capacity of a-shieldfordirectingheatedair from'the underside of said awning outwardly through J said opening,

- In testimony whereof I afiii; my signature.

' 'WALDEMAR KROIER.

bination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within thescope of the appended claims." I

WhatI claim-is;

y 1. An awning of the character described comprisinga canopy, a fabric portion having connection ,with said canopy, ventilate ing means carried'by said canopy and means I whereby the ventilating means is automati-;

cally operated upon raising and loweringthe fabric means. p o V V e I 2. An awning ofthe character'described comp-rising; a canopy, a fabric means havingconnection with said canopy, ventilating means mounted for movement in said canopy andclosinganopening formed-therein,means V havingconnectlon withthe-fabric means and- 

